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* On the first season of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', the "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" text is in a different font and stays there a bit longer. | * On the first season of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', the "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" text is in a different font and stays there a bit longer. | ||
* The PS2/GameCube/Xbox/PC game ''The Simpsons: Hit & Run'' uses this logo, but with the print logo's texture, smoother animation and with flickering effects as the screen lights up. | * The PS2/GameCube/Xbox/PC game ''The Simpsons: Hit & Run'' uses this logo, but with the print logo's texture, smoother animation and with flickering effects as the screen lights up. | ||
* An extended Flash version exists. The animation starts with a blank Gracie Films logo. Then the people get up. Later, the projector turns on, showing a very white bootup. It fades out and the animation proceeds as normal, but it skips the "shush" gesture. Then four of the people start doing things (laughing, whispering in someone else's ear, and sneezing, respectively) while the woman shushes them. This can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7_fxTmeJbk|here] and [https://graciefilms.com/|here]. | |||
* ''The Simpsons Movie'' has this logo appear at the very end of it, but it looks like a slightly rushed attempt at recreating the original logo, as the background of the lit up screen room (apart from the "shushing woman") appears to be a photo still of the original logo, which fades into a Flash-esque animation with a darker blue light and a smoother font. | * ''The Simpsons Movie'' has this logo appear at the very end of it, but it looks like a slightly rushed attempt at recreating the original logo, as the background of the lit up screen room (apart from the "shushing woman") appears to be a photo still of the original logo, which fades into a Flash-esque animation with a darker blue light and a smoother font. | ||
* ''The Simpsons'' has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide. | * ''The Simpsons'' has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide. | ||
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*On FXX airings of ''The Simpsons Movie'', a squished version of the logo is seen. | *On FXX airings of ''The Simpsons Movie'', a squished version of the logo is seen. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The hand raising, the lights dimming, and the company name fading in. | '''FX/SFX:''' The hand raising, the lights dimming, and the company name fading in. Flash-like animation for the extended version | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard (voiced by former Fox CEO Garth Ancier and composer Jeffrey Townsend, double tracked to sound like more than two people), sometimes extended during the logo's early years, followed by a shushing sound effect (provided by Tracey Ullman), then a 9-note piano theme with drums composed by Jeffrey Townsend on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. The tune is similar to the refrain of "The King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is just a coincidence. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard (voiced by former Fox CEO Garth Ancier and composer Jeffrey Townsend, double tracked to sound like more than two people), sometimes extended during the logo's early years, followed by a shushing sound effect (provided by Tracey Ullman), then a 9-note piano theme with drums composed by Jeffrey Townsend on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. The tune is similar to the refrain of "The King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is just a coincidence. | ||
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* Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle. Others have sound effects and/or voiceovers completely replacing the jingle. | * Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle. Others have sound effects and/or voiceovers completely replacing the jingle. | ||
* On some ''Simpsons'' episodes that feature songs during the closing credits, such as "Dancin' Homer" and "Monty Can't Buy Me Love", the closing song continues playing over the Gracie Films logo. This includes some syndication prints that shift the closing music so it starts after the last commercial break, causing the music to end over the logo. | * On some ''Simpsons'' episodes that feature songs during the closing credits, such as "Dancin' Homer" and "Monty Can't Buy Me Love", the closing song continues playing over the Gracie Films logo. This includes some syndication prints that shift the closing music so it starts after the last commercial break, causing the music to end over the logo. | ||
* The extended version revomed the muttering and murmuring, and adds film projector sounds, as well as a sneezing sound, a whispering sound, and a laughing sound. | |||
* The ''Simpsons'' episode "Fat Man and Little Boy" features a low tone version of the jingle. | * The ''Simpsons'' episode "Fat Man and Little Boy" features a low tone version of the jingle. | ||
* On many ''Simpsons'' episodes since Season 4, the logo is shown without the murmuring (you hear the "Shhh!" right after the last note of the closing theme, which is heard right at the start of the logo). With the show's cable debut on FXX on August 21, 2014 (when the ''Every Simpsons Ever'' marathon began), new syndication prints which are cropped (with some parts stretched) to fill the 16:9 screen now feature two credit cards for the Spanish Language audio track in between the copyright card and the Gracie Films logo, so now this is not seen on the new syndication prints. However, this is preserved on the DVD releases, existing local syndication prints, and on [[Disney+ Originals|Disney+]] (4:3 option must be selected). | * On many ''Simpsons'' episodes since Season 4, the logo is shown without the murmuring (you hear the "Shhh!" right after the last note of the closing theme, which is heard right at the start of the logo). With the show's cable debut on FXX on August 21, 2014 (when the ''Every Simpsons Ever'' marathon began), new syndication prints which are cropped (with some parts stretched) to fill the 16:9 screen now feature two credit cards for the Spanish Language audio track in between the copyright card and the Gracie Films logo, so now this is not seen on the new syndication prints. However, this is preserved on the DVD releases, existing local syndication prints, and on [[Disney+ Originals|Disney+]] (4:3 option must be selected). | ||